smithsonianmag.com/history/two-years-after-world-war-ii-ended-this-ship-brought-the-bodies-of-6251-fallen-service-members-back-home-to-america-180989740 Two Years After World War II Ended, This Ship Brought the Bodies of 6,251 Fallen Service Members Back Home to America
On October 26, 1947, the converted Liberty ship S.S. Joseph V. Connolly reached New York carrying 6,251 American war dead from Europe, part of a vast repatriation program. A procession up Fifth Avenue honored one Medal of Honor recipient's casket, with crowds numbering in the hundreds of thousands.
— via Smithsonian — History
